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New Signal System Puts Transit Buses Out in Front
(Tuesday, July 3/2001)- Halifax Regional Municipality wants to give transit riders the edge in heavy traffic.
It's hoping to greatly improve the ability of Halifax Transit buses to compete with car traffic through a new Transit Priority Program.
Mayor Peter Kelly will officially launch the program tomorrow (July 4th) by unveiling the municipality's first " Transit Priority Signal" at the corner of North and Brunswick Streets in Halifax.
The Transit Priority Signal is a white vertical bar, located above the red traffic signal. It comes on for a few seconds prior to the traffic light turning green. This allows transit buses to enter the intersection before other traffic, and gives transit that much- needed "jump" in heavy traffic.
Other Transit Priority Program measures will be put in place later this summer.
When: Wednesday, July 4, 2001
Time: 9 a.m.
Where: Intersection of North and Brunswick Streets, Halifax (near the ramps to the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge)
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John O'Brien
Corporate Communications Office
(902) 490-6531
